hire means "engage or hire for work". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hire?

hire has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈhaɪɚ/.

What is another word for hire?

Close synonyms include engage, employ, rent, charter, lease. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of hire?

The recorded antonyms are fire.

Is hire a common word?

hire is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hire?

1 word rhymes with hire. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

hire — meaning, pronunciation and 5 definitions

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
engage or hire for work
“They hired two new secretaries in the department”
“How many people has she employed?”
Synonymsengage employ
Antonymsfire
Narrowerfeatherbed fill engage ship sign rat subcontract
2.
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
Synonymsrent charter lease
Broadercontract
3.
engage for service under a term of contract
“We took an apartment on a quiet street”
“Let's rent a car”
“Shall we take a guide in Rome?”
Synonymslease rent charter engage take
Broaderget

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a newly hired employee
“the new hires need special training”
Broaderemployee
2.
the act of hiring something or someone
“he signed up for a week's car hire”
Broaderact

Other forms of hire

plural: hires·
past tense: hired·
present participle: hiring·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hire

What does hire mean?: hire means "engage or hire for work". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in hire?: hire has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈhaɪɚ/.
What is another word for hire?: Close synonyms include engage, employ, rent, charter, lease. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of hire?: The recorded antonyms are fire.
Is hire a common word?: hire is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with hire?: 1 word rhymes with hire. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for hire come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
engage or hire for work
“They hired two new secretaries in the department”
“How many people has she employed?”
Synonymsengage employ
Antonymsfire
Narrowerfeatherbed fill engage ship sign rat subcontract
2.
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
Synonymsrent charter lease
Broadercontract
3.
engage for service under a term of contract
“We took an apartment on a quiet street”
“Let's rent a car”
“Shall we take a guide in Rome?”
Synonymslease rent charter engage take
Broaderget

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a newly hired employee
“the new hires need special training”
Broaderemployee
2.
the act of hiring something or someone
“he signed up for a week's car hire”
Broaderact

Other forms of hire

plural: hires·
past tense: hired·
present participle: hiring·

Questions about hire

What does hire mean?: hire means "engage or hire for work". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in hire?: hire has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈhaɪɚ/.
What is another word for hire?: Close synonyms include engage, employ, rent, charter, lease. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of hire?: The recorded antonyms are fire.
Is hire a common word?: hire is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with hire?: 1 word rhymes with hire. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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